Mercedes and Red Bull do not appear to be the early pacesetters as the Formula 1 teams begin testing their all-new cars for the radically different 2022 era. “Some teams look really fast,” said Mercedes’ George Russell. Lewis Hamilton’s new teammate did not name Ferrari and McLaren specifically, but the respective teams have looked fastest in Barcelona this week. When told that McLaren looks like an early title favourite, team boss Andreas Seidl pointed to the Ferrari motorhome: “I see them a bit ahead at the moment. “I am quite sure that the teams will find a solution at some point,” said Ferrari’s Binotto. “I can say that the differences compared to the old cars are quite noticeable,” said the Ferrari driver.

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